Posted on 11/12/2012 2:49:30 PM PST by texas_mrs
The FBI withheld its findings about Gen. David Petreaus' affair from the White House and congressional leaders because the agency considered them the result of a criminal investigation that never reached the threshold of an intelligence probe, law enforcement sources said today.
The sources said agents followed department guidelines that generally bar sharing information about developing criminal investigations. The FBI is also aware of its history under former director Herbert Hoover of playing politics and digging into the lives of public figures. As one official said, the rules are designed to protect people (both private and elected officials) when negative information about them arises in the course of a criminal investigation that is not a crime.
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My point about penetration was with regard to the law in general, civil and UCMJ.
I just heard on Fox that the affair took place after he assumed D/CIA. The affair evidently DID NOT take place during the time he was the Commander in Afghanistan or while the bio was being researched and written.
Therefore, Petraeus was NOT subject to UCMJ while the alleged adultery took place.
I think we can all agree on that.
The leftist press still kicking ol’ Herbert around - while, at the same time, showing there is no subject about which they are not abysmally ignorant.
May Mike Borda rest in peace... Death before dishonor
Petraeus has an affair with a 40 year old women and somehow it’s criminal?
The criminal part of the investigation is the threats via email from Broadwell to Kelley. That’s how the FBI got involved at the time. Now what happens as things further come to light maybe another story.
Or that’s how I understand the current state of affairs.
Paula B. was and is a major in the Army Reserve....she is on the UCMJ hook.....
Petraeus ain’t a victim. He’s a political animal. His #1 priority is promoting himself. The sad thing is the number of high ranking officers, especially in the Navy, fired for unzipping their pants. Our military has a leadership deficit. We will get our heads handed to us in the next conflict.
Is not Broadwell part of the Army Reserve? When and where did the affair (or series of affairs) take place. If he was in Afghanistan prior to his resignation from the military would not he be culpable? Is not broadwell culpable too. What about the Kelley woman too? There must be something in the water since the woman seem to get their undies in a bunch, the astronaunt (woman) had a thing for another astronaunt. The two ladies were having a cat fight over a married man when they are already married. Gee this is going to get interesing, probably Broadwell wants to promote her book All In. Gee in ministry we have enough time trying to keep our churches together and doing addiional careers to offset the low pay as ministers.
I believe there is more to this than just a sexual escapade?
Ahhh, you might be right on Paula.
The FBI should never have been involved in this. Two b*$%^@s having a cyber catfight and the FBI gets into it??? They have too much time on their hands. Cut their budget.
Personally I think the Kelly harassment by Broadwell angle is just a story cooked up by the FBI / Holder by the Obama administration to “explain” how the investigation came about. It also provides for a timeline which makes it ppear more believable. I don’t buy it for a second; it sounds contrived. In fact, I bet scrutiny of Kelly’s background will reveal even more reasons to disbelieve it.
My sense of the criminal aspect of Broadwell/Petraeus was the divulgence of any classified info to an unauthorized person.
The other thing that strikes me as criminal has to do with when the affair became known and if anyone attempted to manipulate/extort Petraeus or any situation Petraeus might become involved in as a result of that knowledge.
It would be nice to someday learn that an attempt was made and that Petraeus simply decided to confess rather than be extorted.
Neither one, actually. It was Lucille Hoover of Norfolk, VA back in the twenties who made a large sum of money selling vacuum cleaners to military personnel. Only after hearing of the method of operation Lucille used did someone patent a machine with similar capabilities.
He was at the time they met in 2006 when she was in college.
Herbert Hoover is the only president who ever gave a DAM.
J.E. kept the reds in check as best he could despite FDR’s toleration of them deep insid the govt during WW2, up to and including his Cabinet/advisors (Harry Hopkins, now most likely a Soviet agent of influence; Alger Hiss, identified GRU agent; Lauchlin Currie, id. MKVD agent; Frank Coe, Soviet operative, etc).
The other Hoover helped us clean up the country.
What a family!
When Congressional politicians start making decisions about FBI investigations being moved forward or covered up is when we always get the cover ups, just like the Jane Harman traitor slxt who wants to be CIA Director more than anything, and probably helped orchestrate Petraeuses downfall. Harman should be serving time not “serving her constituents”.
These other bimbos targeted Petraeous just as others have targeted those in high level positions.
Anything to blame a Republican. Sheesh.
At this point the story goes like this:
Kelley claims someone was sending her threatening and harassing emails, she didn’t know who and reported it to the FBI.
FBI investigates and finds the emails came from the computer of Broadwell. FBI seized her computer.
Classified documents and evidence of an affair with Petraeus were found by the FBI on Broadwell’s computer.
At least one article today claimed Broadwell’s computer was hacked.
Petraeus claims documents found on Broadwell’s computer did not come from him.
Broadwell’s father claims the adultery is not the “big” story, more is being covered up.
The FBI seems to have more to investigate than just the adultery.
Is the Obama Regime using the threat of criminal charges to muzzle Petraeus and keep him from testifying? It sure sounds like blackmail to me.
I think that depends on who you choose to believe. For me the jury is still out. Petraeus was in the Army, Broadwell is an officer in the Reserves. I think both of them might have reason to claim the affair did not take place until he retired.
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